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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautocracia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: autocracia
"O povo rebelou-se contra a autocracia estabelecida."
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A system of government by one person with absolute power.
"The country transitioned from a fragile democracy into a harsh autocracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'autocracy' originates from the Greek word 'autokratia', which combines 'auto-' meaning 'self' and 'kratos' meaning 'power' or 'rule'. It evolved in the 19th century to describe a system of government where one individual holds absolute power.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autocracy" is said worldwide
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autocratie
Transliteration: autocratie
"Le régime s'est transformé en une autocratie stricte."
Autokratie
Transliteration: Autokratie
"Das Land wurde jahrzehntelang durch eine Autokratie regiert."
autocrazia
Transliteration: autocrazia
"La nazione ha combattuto a lungo contro l'autocrazia."
autocracia
Transliteration: autocracia
"La autocracia limita las libertades fundamentales de los ciudadanos."
autocracia
Transliteration: autocracia
"O povo rebelou-se contra a autocracia estabelecida."
निरंकुशता
Transliteration: nirankushta
"देश में निरंकुशता का विरोध किया जा रहा है।"
专制政体
Transliteration: zhuānzhì zhèngtǐ
"人民渴望摆脱专制政体的统治。"
전제정치
Transliteration: jeonje jeongchi
"그 국가는 오랜 세월 동안 전제정치 하에 있었다."
専制政治
Transliteration: sensei seiji
"市民たちは専制政治に反対して立ち上がった。"
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